<p><strong>Finally a book for survivors written by a survivor!</strong><br />
<em>Got Parts?</em> was written by a survivor of DID in association with her therapist and therapy group. This book is filled with successful coping techniques and strategies to enhance the day-to-day functioning of adult survivors of DID in relationships, work, parenting, self-confidence, and self-care. <em>Got Parts</em> will help you introduce yourself to your internal family and improve its communication, integration, and well-being. Although written to carefully avoid triggering, it delivers well-grounded guidelines for living that DID people need to do on the way to recovery. Coping strategies included help you with issues related to triggers, flashbacks, and body memories. <em>Got Parts</em> also includes a detailed list of outside resources you can draw on. This book is intended to be used in conjunction with a therapist and is not a substitute for therapy.<br />
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Once thought of as a rare and mysterious psychiatric curiosity, Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is now understood to be a fairly common outcome of severe trauma in young children most typically extreme and repeated physical, sexual, and/or emotional abuse, and often lack of attachment. Formerly called Multiple Personality Disorder, DID is a condition in which a person has two or more distinct identities or personality states that recurrently take control of the person&#39;s consciousness and behavior. Symptoms can include depression, mood swings, panic or anxiety attacks, substance abuse, memory loss, propensity for trances, sleep and eating disorders, distrust, detachment, lack of self-care, and distress or impairment at work.<br />
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<strong>Acclaim for <em>Got Parts</em>&nbsp;from Therapists and Survivors</strong><br />
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'<em>Got Parts?</em> is a very well conceived and useful tool, particularly for those treating DID from a more functional perspective.' -- Peter A. Maves, Ph.D., ISSD Fellow<br />
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'Got Parts is great tool for working therapeutically with ones internal family.' -- Patricia Sherman, LCSW<br />
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'I particularly liked the chapter which emphasises the importance of taking care of body, mind and spirit holistically.' -- Kathryn Livingston, Chairperson, First Person Plural (UK)<br />
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'I strongly recommend this book as a easily read, straightforward and insightful recovery tool for my clients with DID.' -- Ian Landry, MA MSW RSW, Nova Scotia, Canada<br />
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'I will require got parts for new clients, refer it to other therapists and have even recommended it for others.' -- Karen Hutchins, MA LPC<br />
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'ATW&#39;s approach reflects that of Truddi Chase, a DID victim who prefers her alters live in a harmonious community.' -- <em>Metapsychology Online Review</em>, Dec. 22, 2005<br />
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For more information please visit <strong>www.GotParts.org</strong><br />
From Loving Healing Press www.LovingHealing.com</p>